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"Domestic violence continues to be an epidemic impacting one in four women in the United States. One of the primary reasons domestic violence continues at this pace is because abusers face little to no accountability for their actions. Often, they are protected by other people in power, like White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and his colleagues."
"While Mr. Kelly may feign shock over this news, I know firsthand the rigorous vetting process potential White House staff go through – no stone is left unturned. This case is yet another example of powerful men denigrating women's experiences in order to protect and promote one another. This is a further indictment of the values of this White House, especially as it relates to victims of gender-based violence."
"With an estimated 1,600 women killed by men each year, we cannot afford to tolerate abuse, the men who perpetrate it or those who protect them. At YWCA we help over 530,000 women and their families in gender-based violence programming each year. Programs like ours are critically important for survivors, but so are the actions of decision makers, community members, and bystanders. Each person has a role to play in ending domestic violence, and we can start with accountability in one of the most powerful offices in our country – the White House."
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Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Use My Phrase! This is basically what "Friday Night Lights" creator Peter Berg told presidential candidate Mitt Romney in a letter, asking the politician to stop using the phrase "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose," a well-known line from the beloved series, during his campaign appearances.
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"Your politics and campaign are clearly not aligned with the themes we portrayed in our series," Berg writes in the letter. "The only relevant comparison that I see between your campaign and 'Friday Night Lights' is in the character of Buddy Garrity -- who turned his back on American car manufacturers selling imported cars from Japan."
Berg goes on to say that Romney's use of the phrase, which appears on his Facebook page, "falsely and inappropriately associates 'Friday Night Lights' with the Romney/Ryan campaign."
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Romney has used the "Friday Night Lights" motto in several campaign speeches, including one he made earlier this week in Iowa, where he said, "That's Americans...We have clear eyes--we know what we believe. Full hearts--we love this country and we can't lose. This is a time for Americans to make a choice. We're going to take back this country."
Berg isn't the only "FNL" alum to notice Romney's use of the phrase. Star Scott Porter recently tweeted, "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose. Both Parties using it to win votes. And my boy Pete Berg didn't even trademark it. Shame. #shame
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text: Two new studies presented at the ESMO 2012 Congress in Vienna, Austria show how improvements in breast cancer treatments are making it possible for more women to conserve their breasts following therapy, but raise concerns about whether enough women are being offered these approaches. Prof Michael Gnant, a surgical oncologist from Vienna's Medical University, who was not involved in the studies, commented: "Clearly, advances in interdisciplinary preoperative approaches have contributed to the revolution in breast surgery that has provided huge benefits to women in the last three decades. Less invasive surgery, breast conserving approaches as standard of care, sentinel node surgery, reduced pain and hospital stays, have been achieved. Modern clinical research aims at fine-tuning and even improving these treatment strategies." Call for action to improve rates of breast-conserving surgery A new study suggests that not enough women with breast cancer are being offered the chance to undergo the kind of treatments that may conserve their breasts. At the ESMO 2012 Congress, Dr Carmen Criscitiello from the European Institute of Oncology in Milan, Italy, and colleagues reported on an analysis of the different factors that may have affected the choice of surgery offered to patients in the NeoALTTO trial, which showed that the combination of paclitaxel, lapatinib and trastuzumab significantly increased the rate of tumor eradication (pathological complete response) compared to paclitaxel combined with either drug alone. The NeoALTTO trial was published in January this year. Despite this high rate of response, the proportion of women receiving breast-conserving surgery remained around 40%, regardless of which treatment the 429 women in the study received. "The experimental treatment with paclitaxel plus lapatinib and trastuzumab within the NeoALTTO trial nearly doubled the rate of pathological complete response compared to treatment with paclitaxel combined with either drug alone," said Dr Criscitiello. "However, this successful result did not translate into a higher rate of breast conserving surgery. Indeed, we saw that tumor characteristics prior to neoadjuvant therapy play a main role in deciding the type of surgery, irrespective of the response to given therapies." "This study highlights a negative attitude that may deny a large fraction of women the chance of preserving their breast, with no clinical reasons that justify this decision. One of the goals of the neoadjuvant therapy concerns increasing the rate of breast conservation, but this goal is clearly not achieved if the type of surgery is chosen according to baseline characteristics." Dr Criscitiello and colleagues call for a clear consensus in the role of breast conserving surgery for patients responding to neoadjuvant therapy. "This will translate the progress in neoadjuvant therapies and the consequent high pathological complete response rates into higher rates of breast conservation," they say. Prof Gnant added: "Dr. Criscitiello's work is very important in our goal to further increase breast conservation rates. Particularly in biologically aggressive subtypes of breast cancer, such as HER-2/neu over-expressing disease, there is still some hesitation in applying breast-conserving surgical strategies. The abstract suggests that -- particularly in patients with an excellent response -- a more proactive approach to breast conservation can be used, given the advances in targeted therapy. While long-term confirmation on locoregional control is awaited, I agree that modern breast cancer surgery should orientate its strategy according to the post-treatment outcome rather than the baseline situation. When this is implemented in more centres (as some -- including ours -- already have), even more women will benefit from the advances in multimodality treatment." Synchronous radiotherapy and chemotherapy improves outcomes, without damaging breast cosmesis Treating women with early breast cancer using chemotherapy and radiotherapy at the same time reduces the risk of recurrence, without having a negative impact on breast appearance, said British researchers at the ESMO 2012 Congress. Dr Indrajit N Fernando from University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust and colleagues took breast photographs of 301 women who underwent breast surgery in the study, and asked them about their own perceptions before surgery and 1, 2 and 5 years after surgery. The women included in this analysis were a subset of patients from a trial of 2296 women randomized to receive either sequential or synchronous chemo-radiation. Their aim was to study cosmesis -- the overall aesthetic appearance of the breasts -- and telangiectasia, the appearance of small red blood vessels on the surface of the skin. "There was no significant difference in cosmesis or telangiectasia between the two arms as assessed by the clinician or by independent photographic review. There was no difference in patient perception of breast appearance," they report. Prof Gnant noted: "The report from Birmingham adds important information to the current concept of post-surgical adjuvant therapy. While concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy is contradictory to most institutions' current standards, it is apparently feasible without additional harm. Clearly, such data must be confirmed in other studies, and the benefits and risks of this approach have to be carefully balanced. 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Nominations Now Open for Athletes to Join the Team Visa Program
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Visa is asking friends, family, teammates and coaches to nominate Canadian amateur athletes to join Team Visa. From June 1 until September 30, 2006, Visa is calling for nominations of deserving Canadian amateur athletes training to compete at the 2008 Olympic or Paralympic Games to become a part of the Team Visa program.
Team Visa supports athletes during the Games and throughout the days of training in between Games by providing both financial support and access to mentors to help athletes deal with the challenges they may face in preparation for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Selection for the Team Visa program is based on an evaluation of the entire athlete. Not only do Team Visa members excel at their sports, but they also act as role models for Canadians by giving back to their community or to their sport. It is because of these exemplary characteristics that Visa supports these athletes through the Team Visa program.
"The dedication and passion that our amateur athletes show, both in their personal and sporting life, is truly inspirational," said Brenda Woods, Vice President, Consumer Marketing, Visa Canada Association. "We're so honoured that through the Team Visa program we are able to help these athletes in their journey, and are excited to extend this opportunity to more athletes as we expand the Team Visa program."
This is the first time the nominations have been open to the public, and Visa is looking for a total of five Olympic and two Paralympic hopefuls to join the already impressive roster of Team Visa athletes. Nominees must meet the following criteria:
1. Actively attempting to qualify for Canada's Olympic or Paralympic team for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
2. A Canadian athlete currently ranked, or has the potential to be ranked, among the top 30 in the world in an individual sport, or on a team which is ranked, or has the potential to be ranked, in the top 10 in the world in a team sport.
3. Act as a role model through charitable work, or work within his/her sport.
4. In good standing with his/her national sports federation.
5. Articulate, personable and outgoing.
Athletes selected for Team Visa will receive support from Visa in two very important ways. First, they will receive funding during Games and non-Games years to help them pay for expenses as they work towards their goal of representing Canada at the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Secondly, they will have access to mentors Marnie McBean, Bruny Surin and Marni Abbot, who can provide them with insight and advice on how to manage challenges and prepare for the Games.
Marnie McBean, Bruny Surin and Marni Abbot join distinguished athletes Kurt Browning, Nathalie Lambert and Ian Balfour, who were mentors for the Team Visa athletes competing at the Torino 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.
"I'm excited and proud to have been chosen to be a mentor of the Team Visa program," said Marnie McBean, three-time Gold Medalist in rowing and Team Visa mentor. "The Team Visa program is so unique because it addresses not only the financial need that amateur athletes have, but also addresses the need that athletes have for practical advice from someone who's been there."
Nominations can be made by coaches, teammates, volunteers, family, sport administrators and supporters, as well from athletes themselves, and are open from June 1st to September 30th 2006. Nomination forms and details of the Team Visa selection process can be found at www.teamvisa.ca. Athletes selected for Team Visa will be notified by December 31st 2006, and will join existing members of Team Visa:
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- Colette Bourgonje (Nordic Skiing & Wheelchair Track Paralympian)
- Emily Brydon (Alpine Skiing)
- Jeffrey Buttle (Figure Skating)
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- Deidra Dionne (Freestyle Skiing Aerials)
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- Danielle Goyette (Women's Ice Hockey)
- Brent Hayden (Swimming)
- Jody Holden (Beach Volleyball)
- Clara Hughes (Speed Skating)
- Brian McKeever (Nordic Skiing Paralympian)
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Learn more about how the HZI, with its translational focus, will help to facilitate a faster and more targeted approach when it comes to fighting and preventing existing, emerging or recurring infectious diseases.
Here you can find out more about the scientific results of the HZI in the research topics "Bacterial and Viral Pathogens", "Immune Response and Interventions" and "Anti-Infectives".
Around 900 employees in research, administration and infrastructure, and about 220 visiting scientists from 40 different countries are employed at the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research. To ensure top quality research we need top quality employees. Your creativity and innovative capabilities are the basis for the long-term success of our work. That's why we undertake a great deal to attract the best people to us. Learn more about this.
From 1 July 2023, Prof Josef Penninger takes over the Scientific Management of the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI). Here you can find content and background information for media coverage. [read more]
The coronaviruses are a family of viruses that includes a series of very different pathogens. These viruses usually infect mammals, rodents, and birds, but only few coronaviruses adapted to humans. They did this with great success: About one third of all typical "common colds" and some cases of diarrhoea as well are caused by these RNA Viruses, which are the largest of their kind. We have compiled more information about the coronaviruses for you.
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Friday, December 16, 2011
Newly Reissued by Robert J. Randisi
Hard on the heels of the newly reissued Gunsmith #'s 1 & 2 comes TRACKER #1: THE WINNING HAND and ANGEL EYES #1: THE MIRACLE OF REVENGE. These series appeared in the 80's under the pseudonyms "Tom Cutter" and "W.B. Longely" but are now being published by Speaking Volumes LLC under the Randisi name, with kick-ass covers! Available in POD paper and Ebook, and soon to be on Audio. Order from the Speaking Volumes LLC website, or Amazon.com and BarnesandNoble.com.
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Myth: Rate can help you rule out Ventricular Tachycardia
When differentiating a regular, wide-complex tachycardia some will look at the rate to rule out ventricular tachycardia. Studies have not found rate to be a predictive finding1.
Ventricular tachycardia technically can range in rates from 100 bpm through 300 bpm. However, a practical definition of VT would place the lower bound around 120 bpm and the upper bound around 260 bpm3....regarding ventricular rate, significant overlap unfortunately exists between VT and SVT such that rate is not a helpful criterion to differentiate origins2.
Common terminology includes rates slower than 120 as "Slow Ventricular Tachycardia", which most often is not true VT4. Rates upwards of 260 to 300 bpm are commonly termed "Ventricular Flutter"5.
Ventricular tachycardia at 130 bpm. (c) 2001 - 2011 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. |
Ventricular tachycardia at 206 bpm. (c) 2011 EMS 12-Lead Blog. |
Ventricular tachycardia at 280 bpm. (c) 1994-2011 WebMD. |
As a rule: a regular, wide-complex tachycardia should be treated as ventricular tachycardia in the field, until proven otherwise.
- Griffith MJ, et al. Multivariate analysis to simplify the differential diagnosis of broad complex tachycardia. Br Heart J (1991); 66:166-74. [PubMed]
- Hudson KB, et al. Electrocardiographic Manifestations: Ventricular Tachycardia. J Emerg Med (2003); 25:303-314. [PubMed]
- Surawicz B, Knilans TK. Chou's Electrocardiography in Clinical Practice: Adult and Pediatric, 6th ed. Philadelphia, PA. Saunders, 2008.
- Mattu A. ECG PEARLS: Beware the Slow Mimics of Ventricular Tachycardia. Emergency Physicians Monthly, 24 August 2010. Retrieved Online 8 November 2011. [Free Full Text]
- Gurevitz O, et al. Long-term prognosis of inducible ventricular flutter: not an innocent finding. Am Heart J (2004); 147(4):649-54. [PubMed]


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It has been and will continue to be a fundamental policy of the city not to unfairly discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam era veteran or special disabled veteran with respect to recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, and other terms and conditions of employment. Further, it is the policy of the city to comply with the concepts and practices of affirmative action.
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Go to https://fmtn.applicantpro.com/jobs/ scroll down to Firefighter-Entry Level. Click on Firefighter-Entry Level, fill out an application and submit the application. Please contact Brooke Tomlinson if you have any questions. (505) 599-1134.
Applicants must be 18 years or older at the time of employment. The Farmington Fire Department does not have a maximum age limit.
Please bring your medical release to participate in the combat challenge. A pencil and spare paper will be supplied to you. During the test backpack, food, drinks, calculators, family and friends will not be allowed.
You must pass the written exam with a minimum score of 70% to move on to the physical ability test. One of the test proctors will inform you if you scored below a 70% on the written exam. There will be no chance to re-take the exam.
There will be a physical fitness assessment. The combat challenge or CPAT (candidate physical ability test) will be used as the physical fitness assessment.
The physical fitness assessment is strenuous work but both assessments can be completed quickly. The physical fitness assessments utilized during the hiring process mimic tasks a Firefighter would complete on the fire ground. Firefighting can be strenuous work at times. It is important for candidates to have prepared physically for the challenge.
Please wear workout clothing. Must wear athletic pants, shirt and training shoes. Make sure to bring water, sunscreen, hat, glasses. We will provide you with an SCBA, jacket, gloves and helmet. Candidates will not be on air for this event. No admission of energy drinks and workout supplements prior to the physical fitness assessment.
You must complete the combat challenge in 7 minutes. You must complete the cpat in 10 minutes and 20 seconds.
This position is subject to the City of Farmington's Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy which includes, pre-employment testing, post-accident testing, random testing, reasonable suspicion testing, return to duty testing, and follow-up testing.
Cadets will make $20.44/hour while in the academy. The pay range for Step 1 Firefighter starts at $44,580 annually and tops out at $62,712 annually.
The City of Farmington offers:
If you are interested in joining The Farmington Fire Department, you should apply. Candidates who live within 30 miles of City of Farmington City Hall at the time of hiring will receive 0.5 preference point. Proof of residency must be submitted for verification.
This position is an entry level position.
Farmington Fire Department is made up of three separate shifts. Each shift works 48 hours on and 96 hours off. During the 48 hours on, the shift personnel are required to stay at the assigned station. Shift change happens at 0700.
Farmington is a great place to live and play for outdoor lovers and active families. We think of our community as Nature's Playground. Whether a hardened outdoorsman or a young family seeking to establish roots in a safe and affordable community. Farmington is the perfect place to jolt your outdoor journey. To ensure great outdoor recreation experiences, the City of Farmington is investing heavily in our recreation amenities and outdoor infrastructure.
National Parks, hiking, biking, fishing, golf, off-roading, water sports, pickle ball and winter sports.
Learn more at Farmington, NM
You will have to attend the San Juan College Fire Academy. It is a 4 month academy which you will be paid if you are offered a position. The tuition and materials for the academy will be covered by The City of Farmington.
All candidates must obtain New Mexico Emergency Medical Technician-Basic (EMT-B) certification within the first year of employment.
Probationary status lasts one year, starting from the date of hire.
Preference points will be awarded to candidates based on the highest level of formal education completed (0.5 point for an Associate's Degree, 1 point for a Bachelor's Degree, and 1.5 points for a Master's Degree or higher; based on a 100 point grading scale). Military preference point will be awarded to candidates based on submission of a qualifying DD214 (1 point, based on a 100 point grading scale). Preference points will be awarded to candidates based on current EMT licensure (0.5 point, based on a 100 point grading scale). Preference points will be awarded to those living within 30 miles of City of Farmington City Hall at time of the hiring process - proof of residency must be submitted for verification (0.5 point, based on a 100 point grading scale).


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PITTSBURGH -- Jacoby Jones returned a punt for a touchdown, Justin Tucker kicked two field goals and the Baltimore Ravens took control of the AFC North with a 13-10 victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.
The Ravens (8-2) moved two games in front of the Steelers (6-4) by shutting down Pittsburgh's offense, which sputtered without injured quarterback Ben Roethlisberger.
Byron Leftwich, making his first start in more than three years, completed 18 of 39 passes for 201 yards and an interception. He ran for a score but was also sacked three times.
Baltimore's Joe Flacco wasn't much better, completing 20 of 32 passes for 164 yards, but the Ravens didn't need Flacco to dominate to beat the Steelers for the third straight time at Heinz Field.
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Open Photoshop and open the Actions panel, if you cannot see it by default on the right side of the Photoshop interface, click "Window Actions" to show it.
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You may file a complaint online here.
The Code Enforcement Unit can be reached at (925) 671-5207.
- You may call and leave a message at the above listed number anytime day or night
- When leaving a message please include
- Your name and telephone number (you will remain anonymous) as we may require additional information
- Please speak clearly and distinctly when leaving this information
- Address of the violation
- Type of violation you believe to be happening
- CEI verifies all complaints
- Then issues a violation notification letter if appropriate
- For minor violations a yellow door hanger may be attached to the door of the home to advise the occupant of their violation
- If a violation notification is sent we allow 10+ days to make the correction and we do allow additional time in the event of unusual circumstances
- If violations are not corrected a second contact is made and an administrative citation maybe issued after that
- Citations are only issued as a last resort, CEI strives for and prefers voluntary cooperation
- If the case should go to court, your name is kept confidential unless subpoenaed by the court. As of this date no complainant's name has ever been revealed or requested by the court
Violation Notices from the Code Enforcement Unit
If you receive any violation notice advising you that your property is not in compliance you may call CEI.
- We can discuss the situation
- Visit your property with you
- Grant an extension of time, if possible
- Help you find a solution to your problem
What We Do Not Investigate
Code Enforcement investigates private property violations only. We do not investigate:
- In progress criminal violations
- Cars abandoned or illegally parked on a city street
- Loud parties
Allowable on Private Property in Pleasant Hill
- Motor coaches
- Boats
- Trailers may be parked on the driveway or side access of a home as long as they are on a rocked, asphalted and/or paved surface
Examples of Code Enforcement Violations
- Abandoned dilapidated homes or buildings that pose a possible hazard
- Vehicles parked on the lawn areas of a residential home
- Working on vehicles in the driveway of the residence, (minor repairs such as plugs or oil changes may be done if safeguards are taken to prevent oil spillage. Brakes, tires, motor repair and/or removal are not allowed unless done in the garage of the home
- Graffiti
- Site distance hazards
- Trash, debris and junk strewn about the property
- Inoperable and/or public nuisance vehicles parked on private property (22651 CA Vehicle Code)
- Vehicles that are wrecked, dismantled, junk fall in this category as well
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Chief Executive Director, North Lawndale Employment Network
Chicago, Ill.
Brenda Palms-Barber never meant to start a green project. She just wanted to create jobs for the residents of Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood, 57 percent of whom have been incarcerated or had some involvement with the criminal justice system. As chief executive director of the North Lawndale Employment Network, she hatched the idea for Sweet Beginnings, an urban honey farming business that trains and employs locals who would otherwise have a hard time finding a job. In addition to selling honey, Sweet Beginnings produces the beeline brand of all-natural personal-care products, which are now sold in Chicago Whole Foods stores, among other outlets. A sweet idea all around.


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North and South: The American team (Mardy Fish, Sam Querrey, John Isner, and Ryan Harrison) hopes to overcome the clay courts in Bogota as they go up against the Colombians (led by Santiago Giraldo and Alejandro Falla) in the Davis Cup World Group play-offs. Get more details about the tie here.
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Groundbreaking: New San Diego Central Courthouse
Contact: Peter Allen, 415-865-7740
March 5, 2014
Groundbreaking: New San Diego Central Courthouse
What: A groundbreaking ceremony will commemorate the much-anticipated start of construction of the New Central Courthouse for the Superior Court of California, County of San Diego, in downtown San Diego.
Who: The ceremony will include remarks by California Chief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, San Diego Presiding Judge David J. Danielsen, and San Diego County District One Supervisor Greg Cox.
When: Monday, March 10, 1 p.m.
Where: 1100 Union Street, San Diego, CA 92101
Why: The event celebrates the beginning of construction of the new San Diego Central Courthouse, the largest new courthouse in the state's court construction program. The new building will consolidate multiple facilities in the metropolitan area, including the County Courthouse, the Family Courthouse, and the Madge Bradley Courthouse, which are seriously overcrowded, unsafe, and inadequate for modern court operations. The new courthouse will provide a consolidated facility for criminal, civil, probate, family court, and small claims services. The 22-story building will include 71 courtrooms in 704,000 square feet and will feature significant improvements in security, with a secure vehicle sallyport for the transportation of in-custody defendants, as well as better safety, and improved access and efficiency for county residents. Designed by the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP, the new facility features a three-story lobby atrium and utilizes sunlight to optimize interior lighting. It will connect to the nearby Hall of Justice—which will continue to be used for civil cases—via a pedestrian bridge. The new courthouse is funded by Senate Bill 1407, using trial court user fees, and is being managed by construction contractor Rudolph and Sletten, Inc.
Completion is scheduled for fall 2016. For more information, visit the project webpage at www.courts.ca.gov/facilities-sandiego.htm.
Members of the media wishing to attend the ceremony should contact Karen Dalton at 619-450-5353, for directions and other background information.


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Kids' Fun and Games - Climate Science from the Southeast Pacific
Not many people have heard of the Southeast Pacific. That's just the area that includes parts of Peru, Chile, and the Pacific Ocean. Scientists are going to study that area in depth. They will learn about the climate of that large region. Then they'll be able to understand the Earth's whole climate system better. There will be a big team of scientists all working together to make this study a success. They will use many instruments, even ships and airplanes!And they will write postcards about their exciting experiences! Explore these games and activities to learn more about this interesting study. Most are available in three levels - Advanced, Intermediate, and Beginner. Try Advanced for a real challenge (use the top button bar to change level)!
Fun and Games on Windows to the Universe
The Clouds and Atmosphere Word Search
Crossword Puzzle - Climate Science from the Southeast Pacific
Crossword Puzzle - General Climate
The Motions of the Ocean Word Search
Learn more about the climate of the Southeast Pacific with our Flash interactive
More Games on Windows to the Universe
Fun and Games - Outside Links
Kidsgeo.com (geography for kids!)
Many Science Printable Coloring Pages (and more!)
National Geographic Games (and more for kids!)
Web Weather for Kids (games, activities, information for kids!)


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XOMA Corporation Announces Servier Has Initiated a Proof-of-Concept Gevokizumab Study in Patients With a History of Acute Coronary Syndrome
"Servier is recognized for its global cardiovascular franchise and is well positioned for developing gevokizumab in cardiovascular disease," stated John Varian, Chief Executive Officer of XOMA. "While Servier has world-wide rights and pays all gevokizumab development costs for cardiovascular indications, XOMA has the option to acquire the U.S. and Japanese rights in this therapeutic area. As Servier develops gevokizumab in cardiovascular indications, it could become significantly more valuable to XOMA."
"Servier is very committed to developing innovative treatments for cardiovascular diseases with clear unmet medical needs, such as the Acute Coronary Syndrome. The potential anti-inflammatory properties of gevokizumab may ultimately prove its clinical value in this disease. Servier is delighted by this new and important step in the clinical development of the drug," said Isabelle Tupinon-Mathieu, M.D., Head of Therapeutic Research and Development at Servier.
About Gevokizumab
Gevokizumab (XOMA 052/S 78989) is a potent monoclonal antibody with unique allosteric modulating properties and the potential to treat patients with a wide variety of inflammatory diseases and other diseases. Gevokizumab binds strongly to interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), a pro-inflammatory cytokine that has been shown to be involved in Behcet's and other forms of non-infectious uveitis, cardiovascular disease, and other auto-inflammatory diseases. In binding to IL-1 beta, gevokizumab inhibits the activation of the IL-1 receptor, thereby modulating the cellular signaling events that produce inflammation.
Servier is XOMA's development and commercialization partner for gevokizumab. XOMA holds rights to gevokizumab in the U.S. and Japan for non-cardiometabolic indications, including non-infectious uveitis, acne, and erosive osteoarthritis of the hand for which clinical studies are ongoing. Information on all gevokizumab clinical studies can be found at www.clinicaltrials.gov and www.clinicaltrialsregister.eu
Gevokizumab has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of non-infectious intermediate, posterior, or pan-uveitis, or chronic non-infectious anterior uveitis.
About XOMA Corporation
XOMA combines a portfolio of innovative therapeutic antibodies, both in late-stage clinical development and in preclinical research, with its recently launched commercial operations. XOMA focuses its antibody research and development on allosteric modulation, which offers opportunities for new classes of therapeutic antibodies to treat a wide range of human diseases. XOMA is developing its lead product gevokizumab (IL-1 beta modulating antibody) with Servier through a global Phase 3 program in non-infectious uveitis and ongoing proof-of-concept studies in other IL-1-mediated diseases. XOMA reaffirmed it expects to have top-line data from its ongoing proof-of-concept study of gevokizumab to treat moderate to severe acne vulgaris at year end 2012. XOMA's scientific research also produced the XMet program, which consists of three classes of preclinical antibodies, including Selective Insulin Receptor Modulators (SIRMs) that could have a major effect on the treatment of diabetes.
More detailed information can be found at www.xoma.com
The XOMA Corporation logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=5960
About Servier
Servier is a privately run French research-based pharmaceutical company. Current therapeutic domains for Servier medicines are cardiovascular, metabolic, neurological, psychiatric and bone and joint diseases, as well as oncology. Servier is established in 140 countries worldwide with over 20,000 employees and a 2011 turnover of EURO3.9 billion. Servier invests 25% of its turnover in R&D.
More information is available at: www.servier.com
Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements contained herein concerning the enrollment, timing, completion and the successful outcome of the gevokizumab clinical trials and regulatory approval of its product candidates, or that otherwise relate to future periods are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to certain risks inherent in the biotechnology industry and for companies engaged in the development of new products in a regulated market. These and other risks, including those scale-up, manufacturing and marketing capabilities, are described in more detail in XOMA's most recent filing on Form 10-K and in other SEC filings. Consider such risks carefully when considering XOMA's prospects as these statements are based on assumptions that may not prove accurate.
XOMA Corporation
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal investigators have uncovered a series of shortcomings in safety training, emergency response, and oversight at the troubled southeastern New Mexico nuclear waste dump where a truck caught fire and 17 workers were recently contaminated by a radiation leak.
A report released Friday on the investigation into the first of back-to-back accidents at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant near Carlsbad says a Feb. 5 truck blaze apparently was ignited by a buildup of oil and other combustible materials that should have been regularly cleaned off the vehicle. The truck also was operating without an automatic fire suppression system, the Department of Energy report said. And one of several mistakes made in the chaotic moments that followed switched the filtration systems in the mine a half-mile underground and sent smoke billowing into areas where workers expected to have "good air."
The report also identified problems with safety culture at the federal government's only permanent repository for waste from the nation's nuclear bomb-building facilities, and it said a series of repeat deficiencies identified by an independent oversight board had gone unresolved.
New Mexico Sens. Tom Udall and Martin Heinrich called the report "deeply disturbing."
"Fortunately, no one was hurt," the Democrats said in a joint statement. "The community of Carlsbad and the nation expect WIPP to operate with the highest level of safety. The board has identified a number of serious safety concerns that will need to be fully addressed. We believe all levels of management at the Department of Energy and at WIPP must take the recommendations from the board very seriously and fully implement them. "
Rep. Steve Pearce, a Republican whose district includes the plant, applauded the DOE for a transparent report that highlights "the sloppy procedures that caused the fire."
An investigation of a radiation release nine days later that contaminated 17 workers and sent toxic particles into the air around the plant is expected to be complete in a few weeks. At this point, officials say they are unsure if the fire and the radiation release are related. The mine has been shuttered since the Feb. 14 release, but investigators hope to be able to get below next week to see what happened.
The accidents are the first major incidents at the repository, which began taking radioactive waste 15 years ago.
Just hours before the report on the truck fire was previewed at a community meeting Thursday evening, the contractor that runs the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant demoted the facility's president.
At the community meeting, the DOE official who led the investigative team, Ted Wyka, said the fire probably started about 30 minutes before the driver saw the orange glow from the engine compartment and tried to put it out. But the automatic fire-suppression system that might have detected the heat earlier was not active, Wyka said, and the fire extinguisher the driver sprayed on the truck apparently didn't work.
Wyka praised the 86 workers who were underground when the fire started around 11 a.m. on Feb. 5 for their response. But he said a number of systems failed. For example, he said emergency strobe lights were not activated for five minutes, not all workers heard the evacuation announcement and workers had trouble using their emergency air canisters. One worker also switched the air system from normal to filtration made, which sent smoke billowing through the tunnels.
Six workers were treated for smoke inhalation after the fire.
"We were pretty lucky that day," he said. "... Despite all the safety systems that sort of let them down, the workforce down in the mine that day was very calm, collected and in many ways heroic."
Wyka said the workers "did everything they could" to notify colleagues to get out, even before the evacuation alarm sounded. "Some stayed behind to make sure everyone got in the elevator to get out."
The biggest lesson, he said, is about the mindset at the site.
"This is not just a mine, not just an operating nuclear facility — this is both," Wyka said, noting that trucks used in the part of the mine where waste is hauled are kept much cleaner than the old trucks used to haul salt a half mile underground, where massive waste storage rooms are being dug a half mile in the 2,000-foot thick ancient Permian Sea bed. They also have active fire-suppression systems.
Joe Franco, who runs the Department of Energy's site office at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, choked up as he addressed the meeting, telling the community that at first, he took the findings personally.
"It's one of those things, being part of the family, one of those things that's a little tough," he said. "But I think what's important (is) we definitely got away with not ... having anyone seriously hurt. So we need to learn from that. It is what I wanted to hear, and I wanted the truth. We don't need any sugar-coating."


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Suppressed Study Shows Vaccine Dangers: Vaccinations Stimulate Autoimmune Diseases
Paul Fassa
Waking Times
There have been reports from long term statistical surveys (epidemiological) confirming suspicions that those who are vaccinated often don't do as well with long term health as those who are vaccination free. Vaccine dangers are real, but those in power don't want you to know about them.
Many of us know this from our own experience. I'm not referring to serious reactions from vaccinations that do occur more often than recognized, such as autism or Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), paralysis or death. This is just about continuing life without asthma or chronic autoimmune diseases, and fewer flues, colds, and allergies.
Those epidemiological studies bear out the fact that bad health is more common among the vaccinated (who survive) than those not vaccinated – period! The study was reported and peer reviewed in the PLOS One Open Journal at the end of 2009, but has not received much if any public attention.
The Japanese Animal Study
The lab study was conducted at Kobe, Japan's University of Kobe Graduate School throughout their various health and biology departments. It seems the initial purpose was to understand how autoimmune diseases develop, not as an effort to reveal vaccine dangers and undermine vaccinations.
Mice that were bred to avoid developing autoimmune diseases were injected with solutions that contain antigens. The word antigen combines the two words "antibody generator." An antibody is a type of immune system protein that battles pathogenic invaders in our blood or cells.
When antigens get out of hand or are self generated, the antibodies simply attack the host's tissues instead of non-existent disease causing particles. This basically defines autoimmune disease: The immunes system's attack on its human or other mammalian host.
A vaccination injects cultured vaccine antigens to create an immune response to that antigen, purportedly for creating immunity to that particular disease. It's not so unusual for cytokine storms (immune system overreactions) to overwhelm one who has been vaccinated. Permanent disability, autism spectrum disorders, or death can occur.
Mice that were bred to not develop autoimmune diseases were injected with antigens, much like vaccinations, to help determine how an immune system could turn on itself to create autoimmune diseases. The researchers were pushing the mice immune systems to see if and when they would no longer bend, but break.
They used Staphylococcus entertoxin B (SEB) as their injected antigens. Keep in mind that the study report did not mention the use of any toxic adjuvants often used to soup up vaccines, nor was there any mention of aluminum, mercury, or formaldehyde preservatives. These are some of the toxic elements in vaccines.
Only antigens were used. After seven injections the mice recovered with their immune systems intact. But after the eighth injection, problems with key immunity cells were observed. Their immune systems had become overwhelmed and the mice started to develop autoimmune reactions.
Here's the conclusion quoted from Japanese Kobe University study's journal report:
"Systemic autoimmunity appears to be the inevitable consequence of over-stimulating the host's immune 'system' by repeated immunization with antigen, to the levels that surpass system's self-organize criticality." Emphasis added.
Why Vaccine Dangers are Always Experienced
The USA and other industrialized nations' vaccination schedules amounts for children are far beyond single digit figures. And the infant mortality rates and increasingly poor childhood health records correspond with these increased vaccination schedules.
Many vaccinations are done in series or groups, amounting to a total of over 30 inoculations by the age of six, with more to come in later years, or "repeated immunization with antigen."
All of those vaccinations do include the harmful adjuncts and preservatives. Deadly H1N1 vaccine side effects have been revealed repeatedly, and the Hepatitis-B vaccine is simply a crime against infants. But according to the Kobe animal study, "greening" vaccines (eliminating toxic additives) is not worth pursuing. It's merely the politically correct way to contest vaccinations while not offending the religious dogma of vaccinations for creating long term immunity.
Artificial antigens injected alone repeatedly create enough of an autoimmune problem. It's no wonder the quantity and variety of autoimmune diseases have surged with the coinciding increase in vaccination schedules from the 1970s to now. Vaccine dangers are real; don't be afraid of saying no to vaccines – it's your right.
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This article originally appeared at NaturalSociety.com, an excellent source of information on natural health.
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S&P TD-SILENT 500/150 – Ultra-quiet inline fan 150mm dia with timer
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Kari Ann Peniche Tries to Keep the Naked Threesome Magic Going with Novelty Song [Desperate Dancing]
Remember Kari Ann Peniche the former beauty queen and possible madam from our Eric Dane-Rebecca Gayheart chat à trois video? She is still around, now with a dance single about the most famous moment in her life.
Ms. Peniche was always obsessed with fame and now that it's starting to fade, she needed a whole new gambit. She "leaked" her dance track to RadarOnline. Along with some horrible beats and lousy singing, the lyrics include, "Hey doctor, doctor, I think I need some help. Sometimes I can't seem to control myself. Naked tape, Miss Teen, articles on TMZ, Christian Audigier and paparazzi stalking me." Oh, the postmodern poetry of it all! The chorus goes, "You and me and Tiger makes three," possibly in a headline-grabbing reference to Tiger Woods (a sex scandal way bigger than hers), but she tells Radar that it's based on the stuffed tiger she keeps on her bed. Uh, OK. Anyway, welcome back Kari. We're sure this is going to tear up the Billboard charts and you will not be quickly sucked back into the black hole of obscurity. Not you, Kari. Making fun of your own scandal is gonna make you famous! Like Ashley Dupre famous!


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Weld County Warrant Search
NOTE: If you do not find a warrant, this does not preclude the existence of a warrant. There could be other warrants issued by other agencies, ie. municipal, federal, etc. There may also be a warrant that isn't in the automated system.
Persons wanting to turn themselves into the Weld County Combined Courts Clerk's Office located at 915 10th St, Greeley, may do so between 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. ground floor east end of the courthouse. You may obtain information from the courthouse by calling (970) 475-2400. Press "0" for an operator. Anyone with an active warrant may turn themselves into the Weld County Jail at 2110 "O" St, Greeley.
Data Last Updated: February 28, 2024
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As I begin to learn more specifics on the vintage styles which we know and love, I'm often found in a conundrum of educational pursuits.
Today's post is an example: One of the season's hottest modern trends is that of fur. We saw it all over the runways in a variety of styles, from Rachel Zoe vests to full-on fur coats, gloves, earmuffs, scarfs and everything in between.
I consider myself nothing more or less than an animal of this earth. And as an animal, I feel it's very important to respect the rights of all other brother & sister animals.
That's why I want to start today's post — which is an exploration and education on identifying 5 of the most common vintage furs used to create warm outerwear garments — with the declaration that I will never buy new fur or leather products.
However, I will also declare that I will buy vintage fur or leather products as a sustainable option to use the resources which are pre-existing. As another alternative, I can also decide NOT to wear these garments to perpetuate the popularity of new production of fur & leather goods by choosing to utilize them in various ways as outlined in this blog post I wrote last January on How to Recycle Vintage Fur.
I believe that we each have a right to our own opinions, no matter the subject matter. I respect anyone's similar or differing opinion, and welcome further suggestions on how best to tackle this ethical fashion conundrum in the comments.
So, vintage lovers! For the sake of today's post, I hope that you leave with a greater understanding of vintage fur as a whole, which will fuel your OWN opinions and decisions on how to engage with these styles and trends this winter.
Keep reading after the jump to learn how to identify vintage mink, fox, rabbit, beaver & raccoon — and to understand just how the fur industry has influenced fashion yesterday through today.
Whether you're a vintage fur wearer or not, I hope that today's post provides further insight into how to identify fashion furs and some knowledge on why different furs were popular at certain points in our fashion history.
What I love most about vintage fashion is the glimpse into our society's history it offers. While the times they may be changing — and less and less "new fur" is encouraged to be made and bought — the vintage fur industry remains, and it's with the best knowledge that we can make the right style decision for us.
Thanks to everyone for reading today's post and hopefully, providing their own vintage fur knowledge in the comments below!
Before launching into identifying vintage furs of mink, fox, rabbit, beaver and raccoon 101, I must point out that fur is a big trend for winter 2011-2012. The runways set the stage for trends and mainstream ready-to-wear designers take note.
The evidence of this cold weather season's fur trend is apparent on the cover of the Bloomingdale's catalog cover above, which I received in my mailbox just yesterday.
When we speak of fur, four key words are used to describe how the fur piece is constructed.
UNDERCOAT: This is where you find the denser/thicker hair near the skin of the animal
GUARD HAIRS: These are the shinier, more delicate hairs which lay over the undercoat. They are more aesthetically pleasing while the undercoat is the practical warmth layer.
PILE: The "pile" is used to describe the direction of the hair growth, i.e. "the pile grows inward from the tail or outward from the top of the belly to the bottom of the torso."
PELT: The literal skin of the animal, and the phrase used to describe the number of animals needed to create one fur garment. "This fur coat required 10 pelts of a fox," for example.
OTHER RESOURCES: You can learn more about different types of fur and how to identify it by checking out the Ebay Guide to Vintage Fur & the Vintage Fashion Guild Guide to Fur.
THE ANIMAL: Wild or ranched mink, a type of weasel which can swim at free will (referred to as "semi aquatic") and is most commonly found in North America and countries of Siberia, China and Japan.
HOW TO IDENTIFY: Mink fur is flat and short and because the animal itself is tiny (imagine no larger than a common squirrel), the pelts are long and narrow when construed together to form the garment. The look of a mink piece is described as being almost "shiny and wet." This makes sense since the animal can swim, so it's almost as if the hair is like aquatic skin.
Fur is usually very light but still thick, and according to the Vintage Fashion Guild, dark mink is the most recognizable (see picture of wild mink above). Ranched mink are not born with dark fur coloring, so their fur is often dyed to different shades of browns and even white or a "silver blue" shade.
POPULAR VINTAGE STYLES: The definitive "mink coat." While other animal fur is used for cold weather protective outer garments, the mink style is what I associate with Hollywood glamor and luxury.
My grandmother passed down her mink stole to me (worn below). The trend of mink began in the 20th century after mink was trapped for some time in large quantities. Beaver had been more popular previously, as you'll learn why reading how to identify vintage beaver fur below.
It makes financial sense why mink is associated with such glitz & glam: Because the mink animal is so small, it requires dozens of them to make a coat or a stole. Thus the garment itself is more expensive than the same style made with a larger animal with larger pelts, like a fox.
Plus, mink fur is short and glossy, making mink the go-to animal for high-fashion pieces looking to radiate that luxurious shine.
THE ANIMAL: There are 12 species of what we know as the "fox," the most recognizable of such being the red fox (shown above) or gray fox, which are the indigenous species of fox in North America.
The US, Canada and Finland are the world's leaders in production of fox fur, or essentially the creation of the "pelts" needed to make the garments as a whole.
POPULAR VINTAGE STYLES: Fox pelts complete with head and feet (see image below) were popular in the '30s – '50s.
Special note: While it is surely the creepiest, the easiest way to identify a type of fur is to take note of whether the garment contains the head or tail of its animal.
Mink stoles of the '30s-'50s eras (on Etsy, seen sold often from the '50s) were also often designed with heads and tails still intact, which I assume became trendy because it was much easier to use the entire animal versus just looping together smaller pelts.
I'd love to know why using animal heads/tails to design a fur garment because less popular after the '50s. To my knowledge, PETA was founded as an organization in 1980, so there is less chance that this organization had influence of fur trends & styles prior to that.
I also noticed — along with rabbit & beaver — that fox fur is a popular choice for hats, shown in the picture farther above. The hat above is fur from a white fox. I believe that because there are so many "natural color choices" of foxes, that dying fox fur is not as popular as dying mink fur.
HOW TO IDENTIFY: When you're examining a piece sans head or feet, identifying whether the fur is fox or not depends mostly on touch.
The fur is much longer in comparison to other woodland creatures. It's a soft fur that comes in a variety of colors depending on the type of fox species: beige, blue, brown, red, silver or white.
Wild red and gray fox are the least expensive of fur because they are indigenous to North America, so production remains local instead of outsourced thereby dropping the overall average cost a garment.
THE ANIMAL: The rabbit, technically a "rodent" animal that is quite literally found all over the world in a variety of species, size, color and personality.
POPULAR VINTAGE STYLES: Rabbits are so plentiful and common that many rabbit pieces are less expensive than say, a mink or a beaver piece.
According to the Vintage Fashion Guild, rabbit furs were more often dyed prior to the 1970s. Because rabbits are one of the least expensive fur garments, the trend was to dye the rabbit fur to resemble a more expensive creature. Perhaps this is why with vintage furs, we so often see a rabbit piece dyed dark brown as if it were mink, beaver or fox.
HOW TO IDENTIFY: When petting a garment made from rabbit, it should feel like you are petting a domestic cat. Because the coloring of a rabbit garment could be just about anything — from white to black and any shade in between, thanks to popularity of dying rabbit fur — it's most important to take note of the garment's longer, denser hairs that are silky soft. You'll want to rub the garment on your face, much like a cat would rub it's body on you when wanting to be stroked!
Beginning in the 1970s — when a love and acceptance of all things "natural" began thanks to the peace, love & flower power generation — the natural colors of rabbit fur were embraced as a trend and less dying occurred.
Also, the demand for "higher quality fur" had lessened. Mink was the luxurious go-to fur of its day, so rabbit fur was dyed previously to the '70s to resemble mink fur.
The rabbit vest you see pictured above is from the '70s and not dyed. This grey-white coloring is very unique to the common species of North American rabbit, so it's easier to identify more modern rabbit pieces based on color alone.
Angora is another style of rabbit fur with recent popularity made from the sheared fur of the angora species of rabbit, shown below.
We've all loved our "cashmere" sweaters, which are soft to the touch and made from wool. Angora is a similar touch and feel to cashmere, but you'll know it's angora because you'll notice small threads of fur emerging from the garment material that can almost be "brushed" like fluffy, not-thick hair.
THE ANIMAL: There are two distinct types of beaver: The Eurasian beaver (Europe) and the North American beaver (Canada/US/Northern Mexico).
The Eurasian beaver was literally hunted into extinction in Europe in the 17th century. The rodent creature is just recently being introduced back into its indigenous European countries.
As for North America, the same population-decline of the beaver occurred because beaver trapping became so popular in the 1600s to mid 1800s. It literally became an industry of supply & demand, and major beaver trapping companies were born out of the trend to produce all-things-outerwear from this once plentiful creature. When the beaver was hunted into practical extinction in 17th century Europe, the French & British traveled to North America to set up fur trade there.
POPULAR VINTAGE STYLES: When beaver was such a sought after animal in the 1600s – 1800s, it was common for aristocrats to wear beaver "wool felt" hats. While the styles of hats changed over the course of 200 years, the tradition remained the same: Men were to wear a hat no matter the social situation — Always!
1920s BEAVER FUR FELT HAT
Flash forward to the 20th century vintage pieces, and beaver appears to have been a more popular style for outerwear accessories than anything else. Doing a quick Etsy search of "beaver fur" still results in beaver coats, but also beaver earmuffs (see above), scarves and yes … the popular beaver hat!
(BRIEF) BEAVER TRADING HISTORY: Beyond just the socially popular beaver felt hat, beaver was commonly made to produce practical tools of warmth and stable structure, like blankets, bags and coats.
In 16th to 17th century North America, Beaver pelts were also used as a currency value, as in "this knife is worth 2 beaver pelts." Beaver belts were traded by Native American Indians and once they arrived to set their own fur trade industry, the European white man used pelts as an option of currency too.
Because beavers were literally trapped into extinction in Europe due to the fact that they were the #1 choice for the day's hat styles, explorers to North America — including even Lewis & Clark! — sought new land there because they also desired to find new options to increase the availability of fur.
And boy, did Beaver they find! That's why the "beaver fur wars" of the mid 1600s were so important in territorial history: The Iroquois Indians wanted to maintain rights to land where Beavers lived. But of course, the newly arrived French wanted these lands too for their own financial gain.
The result? A bloody war over the desire to simply produce and trade Beaver pelts.
The history of the beaver trade doesn't stop in the 1600s. The industry flourished until the 1840s, when hat styles began to change and a demand for beaver lessened.
Also, much like was experienced in Europe, beaver were being slowly trapped into a dwindling population. I used this Economic History of the Fur Trade as a resource for this (brief) round up, and in the article it explains that history has no true "population" to speak of for beavers prior to present day. But it's assumed that as the price of Beaver pelts decreased, more and more were being trapped to make up for this lost income. Thus, more beavers were removed from their natural habitats.
HOW TO IDENTIFY: Beaver was so sought after as early as the 1600s because it quite literally is the sturdiest, warmest and most hard-wearing of all fur on this list. It makes sense that the beaver doesn't hibernate: Its fur is thick and warm enough that it can survive literally living in freezing-cold water through the course of the winter.
When examining a fur garment, note how dense the warm the fur feels. You can see in the picture of beaver earmuffs above that the fur almost looks like a bear's cold-bearing fur.
Beaver garments have less tendency to fall apart or shed. According to the Economic History of the Fur Trade, "Wool felt was used for over two centuries to make high-fashion hats. Felt is stronger than a woven material. It will not tear or unravel in a straight line; it is more resistant to water, and it will hold its shape even if it gets wet. These characteristics made felt the prime material for hatters especially when fashion called for hats with large brims. The highest quality hats would be made fully from beaver wool, whereas lower quality hats included inferior wool, such as rabbit."
While I can't speak to it from experience, I would imagine that beaver garments may be easiest to find antique (100+ years old) just because they are simply that long lasting.
THE ANIMAL: The raccoon is a nocturnal creature who lives throughout all of North America. In desert areas — think the American southwest — these night-loving creatures hang more around garbage cans of your home because there are less woodlands to make their home. You can't mistake a raccoon for another creature thanks to its ringed tail and the black mask across its face.
And if you see a raccoon out during the day, run the other way! The animal is most likely infected with rabbis and a potential harm to humans.
POPULAR VINTAGE STYLES: Raccoon is made up of approximately 90% undercoat — which remember in the terminology above, is the fur which insulates the animal and is therefore the densest & warmest.
According to hunting stats kept on record, raccoon trapping for outdoor garment use reached an all time high in the '70s when 5.2 million raccoons were caught in the hunting season of 1976-1977.
The reason for such hunting popularity of the 'coon is most likely due to the fact that other animals used for warm outerwear — (cough cough) beaver — were still struggling to regain population after being over hunted for literally hundreds of years.
Raccoon was also popular in the '20s & '30s before the trend of "long haired fur" became less popular in the '40s-'50s when the short haired mink reigned supreme & most stylish.
An interesting vintage trend to note is that when Walt Disney released the movie "Davy Crockett: King of the Wild Frontier" in the '50s that raccoon hats — complete with tails and all — became popular.
HOW TO IDENTIFY: Raccoon fur is a lot like fox fur — longer and soft to the touch — but the coloring gives it a distinct difference from that of fox.
Based on my research raccoon fur was not a commonly dyed fur, so you'll also know it's raccoon because its body is a silver-gray coloring, while the tail has a brown base that's easily identified thanks to black tiger-esque stripes.
The Davy Crockett 'coon hat — while popular in the '50s — was sold mostly using faux raccoon fur. I guess this was because the hat was mostly popular with young boys who may not have had the income to buy a bonafide coonskin hat.


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Neighborhood Watch
How Neighborhood Watch Works
Neighborhood Watch is a Community Policing partnership program that rapidly expanded nation-wide in the 1970's to combat significant increases in residential crime. This program depends on citizen involvement to prevent and discourage crime and reduce fear by taking certain home, property, and personal self-protection precautions, really getting to know and look out for neighbors, and reporting crimes and suspicious activities to the police. Neighborhood Watch in the City of Sugar Land is a Sugar Land Police Department program and the department determines its policy.
Getting Started
Visit your block neighbors with this page or have a get-together to promote it, stimulate interest, and enlist helpers, and gather program support from them. Call the phone number below for police information and assistance on your questions. Once you have the active support from half of your block, designate a block captain and co-captain to serve as block coordinators and liaisons with the police for information and educational literature. Establish a means to keep all your residents informed of these communications.
Organizing & Maintaining Neighborhood Watch
When committed, schedule a "start-up" meeting with a police officer at a date and time convenient to your block. At that time, the officer will walk everyone through all elements of the program:
- Neighborhood Watch rules and duties
- Telephone Tree Block Map for quick contact with your neighbors
- Street signs and window stickers
- Home security surveys and participation in Operation I.D.
- Flexible get-togethers that focus on residents' needs, concerns, and interests
Within parameters, your block decides how to run its own program thereafter keeping your crime prevention officer informed. Your block captain will coordinate block Neighborhood Watch activities, disseminate crime prevention information and educational literature, and bring new neighbors into the program.
Costs & Benefits
Cost is a minimal investment of some time to get started, subsequent participation by neighbors at get-togethers, and street signs (at $35 each). The city installs signs on standing poles and police supply window stickers to all participating neighbors at no cost.
Benefits are many; beyond preventing crime and reducing fear, the Neighborhood Watch builds pride, forges bonds among block residents, improves citizen-police relations, and can address other block issues and concerns like child safety, youth development, senior citizen welfare, and quality-of-life. Participants receive an excellent, on-going education from police on many topics including:
- Basic crime prevention measures to safeguard you, your home, and valuables
- Being vigilant, cooperative surveillance, and recognizing suspicious activity
- Direct telephone contacts to crime prevention officer
- Experts to speak, instruct, or train at your block get-together
- How to deal with suspected drug activity
- How to handle city ordinance nuisance violations
Please Remember
You are not being asked to take personal risks, only to serve as extra eyes and ears and to report information on crimes and suspicious activities promptly to 9-1-1 for emergencies (crimes in progress or life-threatening situations), or 281-275-2020 for non-emergencies. The police will take action on those reports.
The City of Sugar Land Police Department strives to keep the City of Sugar Land one of the safest in the area. Nevertheless, however little, crime still does take place. Don't wait to become a victim - be proactive! Isn't now the time to get a Neighborhood Watch Program started on your own block?
Your Direct Police Contact
For any additional information on this program or to start one up now, contact your Crime Prevention Officer for your city area:
- Beat 1: 281-275-2578
- Beat 2: 281-275-2575
- Beat 3: 281-275-2580
- Beat 4: 281-275-2579
- Beat 5: 281-275-2956
- Beat 6: 281-275-2226


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What was the book? There is a good chance that it was a reference aimed at beginners that was being reviewed - yet again - to clarify his understanding. A very good strategy for mastering topics like programming and math that build on themselves is to constantly, whenever you see something that you do not fully understand, go back and find out what is going on. In the process of reviewing from a position of more wisdom you get opportunity to clear up initial misunderstandings and to condense your internal model of the problem to something cleaner. As The path to mastery indicates, this is a point I learned from math. As a math student I looked incredibly lazy. I came to class, but didn't take notes. I didn't study before tests. But I aced the subject! What was my secret? Well first of all I read each day's material in the text before I went to class. I came to class prepared, I knew what I had not understood in the text. I listened closely, not taking notes so that I could give full attention to the lecture. When the professor came to something that I did not understand (particularly if it was on my mental list of things to check on and they didn't clear it up), I asked. Not surprisingly, it turned out that if I did not understand after having read the book and seeing the lecture, the other students generally didn't understand either. So my questions were useful for everyone. And then when I read, every time I felt the slightest hesitation about something, I double checked. I went back to where the point was first explained and reviewed there and then. When the end of the course came there was no need to study, I generally knew the subject cold and so made sure that I had sleep instead. So I came to class without paper, took no notes, and did not study for the tests. I was missing the external signs of discipline. But was I truly undisciplined? This only works in some subjects. But it works well in math, and seems to in programming...
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With your financial support this work continues. You may have received a letter lifting up "snapshots" of our ministry in the outdoors. If not, you can view the letter online. DuBois Center is your ministry, the work of your congregations, the work of the Illinois South Conference. We hope you will consider a tax-deductible year-end gift. You may use our donation site to safely donate online. If you prefer to mail your donation, please use this form.
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The last woman Drew Hanley dated before he met his wife was Anthony Wieners' latest public sexting partner, Sidney Elaine Leathers. After learning of the relationship from his brother, I spoke to/emailed Drew Hanley about his ex. I sent him the pictures I had and asked him to confirm that we were talking about the same person. He responded with a confirmation and the picture of the two of them shown here. He said she was definitely the type who was looking for her 15 minutes of fame. (In the end, Drew was looking for his fame also … not that I blame him).
This is what he wrote about his dating experience:
I know my perception of the word will be forever changed. Most people get into a relationship without carefully examining the person they are "strapping themselves down" to. On the surface, everything might seem like it is going well, but what happens when the person you have committed yourself to turns out to be a tragic scene from a terrible horror film that leaves you so disgustingly scarred, that you just want to run away or change your identity so people won't recognize who you are any longer?
I know most people would think it easy to just walk away or search for someone else. But it's not always that easy. What happens when you find yourself with someone so unstable, so timid, someone in a state of such distress, that it is impossible to just "walk away" for fear that he might put himself, or someone else, in harm's way? Welcome to my life….
He told me the picture I had of Ms. Leathers (at the right) was taken in his bedroom.
Eventually Drew left Sydney for the girl who is now his wife. Sydney wasn't done, though. She set Drew up. Drew's brother told me that Sydney had a friend change her contact info and ID picture to Drew's, then asked the friend to text her all kinds of crazy threatening messages. Sydney called the police, who arrested Drew, but the was thrown out when Drew's lawyer showed who really owned the phone number.
When I contacted Drew for our scheduled follow-up, he told me that he had signed a contract with a media outlet (I believe it's the National Enquirer) and couldn't tell me any more. So like Sydney, Drew is getting his 15 minutes.
What Anthony Weiner did was wrong. And the fact that he did it again after it ruined his congressional career proves that he needs some serious help. On the other hand, based on my discussion with Drew, Ms. Leathers was no angel either. According to Hanley she did not "come out" with the "affair" because of any desire to expose Weiner's lies. According to Drew Hanley, she let everyone know about the sexting relationship for her own narcissistic desire for publicity.


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Barclays ex-pay chief disagreed with Diamond's bonus
The former head of remuneration at Barclays said she clashed with the UK bank's board over the annual bonus of former boss Bob Diamond, and described the bonus culture in banking as "obscene".
Alison Carnwath, who quit in July at a time of turmoil for the bank following its fine for rigging Libor interest rates, said Diamond had been reluctant to accept that pay at Barclays was high and was "overly protective of his investment banking franchise".
Carnwath, who cited personal reasons for her departure, said on Wednesday she thought Diamond shouldn't have got a bonus for 2011 because the bank's returns were weak.
"It was for this reason that I disagreed with the board Chairman's recommendation on Mr Diamond's annual bonus for 2011. I recommended zero.
"I was alone in my view both on the committee which I chaired and on the board," she said in a written submission prior to appearing before UK lawmakers.
She said Marcus Agius, then chairman, would be in a better position to explain how the bonus award had been reached.
Diamond was paid 6.3 million pounds for 2011, including a deferred share bonus of 2.7 million pounds and a long-term incentive award of 2.25 million.
Carnwath joined the Barclays board in August 2010 and built a reputation for being an uncompromising boardroom presence.
"A culture of entitlement has emerged in banking for a variety of reasons ... this has resulted in the fear of losing good people, obscene levels of award in a minority of cases and excessive reward in many cases for the investment banking community and particularly those in the front office," she said.
Diamond and Agius quit after the Libor scandal erupted in June. Carnwath was criticized for allowing the final pay awards to them, but she denied at the time that there had been any tensions between her and Agius despite reports they had clashed.
"Barclays were demanding too much patience from their shareholders and were insufficiently sensitive to the political and economic environment and the hostile attitude to banks generally," Carnwath said.
(Reporting by Steve Slater and Matt Scuffham; Editing by Erica Billingham)


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